Lt. Gov. Joe Scarnati is seeking a system of state identification cards to assure that welfare benefits are only paid to Pennsylvania residents (LINK).

Mr. Scarnati said a recent audit by state Auditor General Jack Wagner (D) found that at least 2 percent of those receiving property tax or rent rebates, welfare payments, Medicaid and jobless benefits aren’t legally residing in Pennsylvania. Mr. Scarnati claimed that “10s of millions” could be improperly being paid out by the welfare department.

Ed Rendell is rejecting this claim. His spokesman says that “the welfare department reviewed the auditor general’s audit (of the public benefits) and found it to be faulty”.

Who do you believe…the auditor whose job it is to find waste or the welfare department trying to save face?

Who do you believe…the Republicans using numbers from a Democratic Auditor or a tax and spend Democratic governor who is paying a PR professional to get out the news that the government is giving away easy money(LINK)?

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